KINESIOL 3H03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Fitbit, Motivation, Participaction
17 Sep 2016
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How many canadians meet these guidelines: 150 min/week 15% meet the guidelines, kid guidelines: 1 hr/day. Helps people work through resistance towards behaviour change in a way that doesn"t make them feel attacked. Four types of interventions: informational approaches providing people info on pa benefits risks of inactivity. Example 1: mass media campaigns informational approaches that use a method of contact that is not in person/personal. Disadvantages: less effective, doesn"t work for special populations. Disadvantages: expensive requires a lot of staff and resources. Disadvantages: the minute the sign is gone, results go back to baseline; only effective when sign is there. Hw to change pa behaviour not just why: behavioural approaches focus is teaching behavioural skills necessary to start, and maintain, activity. Skills to get in motion setting goals developing action plan and implementation intentions self-monitoring reinforcing progress, preventing relapse. Specific improve my 10k run by 10 min not be a better runner".
